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====Potential==== | ====Potential==== | ||
The potential is formed using the '''irrealis''' stem in either [[#Aspect and tense|aspect]] along with the [[#Future|future marker]] '''-kXy-/-gXy-'''. | The potential is formed using the '''irrealis''' stem in either [[#Aspect and tense|aspect]] along with the [[#Future|future marker]] '''-kXy-/-gXy-'''. | ||
The potential has two main functions: | |||
#The role of the [[#Participles|future participle]] in finite clauses | |||
#As the result of an act of permission (allowed someone ''to go''), personal sacrifice (I gave him my shows ''to wear''), often translated into English with "might", e.g. "he did everything, ''so he might go''" | |||
====Desiderative==== | ====Desiderative==== | ||